watermelon

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watermelon

  • /ˈwɔːtəˌmɛlən/ UK
  • /ˈwɑtəɹˌmɛlən/ US
  • /ˈwɒːt̞ɚˌmɛlən/ Ireland
  • /ˈwaːhɐˌmɛlən/
  • /ˈwaːʔɐˌmɛlən/
  • /ˈwaːʔɚˌmɛlən/
  • /ˈwɔːɾɚˌmɛlən/ Ulster

Where it comes from

Endocentric compound of water + melon. Compare French melon d'eau, German Wassermelone, and Spanish melón de agua.

The meanings referring to environmentalists and behind-schedule projects derive from the idea of having a green (eco-friendly, on-schedule) outward appearance while being red (socialist, behind schedule) in a hidden way comparable to that of the fruit.

noun watermelons

  1. countable, uncountable A plant of the species Citrullus lanatus, bearing a melon-like fruit.
  2. countable, uncountable The fruit of the watermelon plant, having a green rind and watery flesh that is typically bright red when ripe and contains black seeds.
  3. countable, derogatory, slang, uncountable An environmentalist with socialist leanings, an ecosocialist. According to this distorted view of life, environmentalists are watermelons – green on the outside, red on the inside – who want to impose regulation, “the slippery slope to socialism”, on the use of tobacco, ozone-destroying chemicals and greenhouse gases.
  4. countable, uncountable A pinkish-red colour, like that of watermelon flesh (also called watermelon pink).
  5. countable, uncountable A project that is presented as on schedule when it actually has parts that are falling behind. The nuts and bolts of any project are transparency. If the project status is transparent, the watermelons can’t arise. If anybody is able to get the information, it will be difficult to hide something.
  6. colloquial, countable, slang, uncountable A breast, especially that of an adult or adolescent female human.

    Similar: assets, babylons, balloons, baps, badonkers, bangers, bazongas, bazookas, bazoombas, bazooms, bewbs, bobas

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: citrullus vulgaris, watermelon vine, melon, rinds, water melon, citron melon, horned melon, honeydew melon, bitter melon, coyote melon, canteloupe, rockmelon, cantaloupe, fuzzy melon, winter melon, jam melon

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noun fruit

Españolsandía, melón de agua, patilla, melón
한국어수박 subak, 서과 seogwa
日本語スイカ suika
中文西瓜 xīguā
हिन्दीतरबूज़ tarbūz
Kiswahilitikiti
Portuguêsmelancia
Françaispastèque, melon d'eau
DeutschWassermelone
Italianococomero, anguria
Ελληνικάκαρπούζι karpoúzi, υδροπέπων ydropépon
Românăpepene verde, lubeniță, harbuz
Русскийарбу́з arbúz
Tiếng Việtdưa hấu
العربيةبَطِّيخ baṭṭīḵ, بَطِّيخَة baṭṭīḵa
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noun plant

Españolsandía, melón de agua, patilla, melón
한국어수박 subak, 서과 seogwa
日本語スイカ suika
中文西瓜 xīguā
हिन्दीतरबूज़ tarbūz
Kiswahilimtikiti
Portuguêsmelancia, melancieira
Françaispastèque, melon d'eau
DeutschWassermelone
Italianococomero, anguria
Ελληνικάκαρπουζιά karpouziá
Românăpepene verde, lubeniță, pepene
Русскийарбу́з arbúz
Tiếng Việtdưa hấu
العربيةبَطِّيخ baṭṭīḵ, بَطِّيخَة baṭṭīḵa, دَلَّاع dallāʕ, سندية sindiyya
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@misc{watermelon_2026,
  title = {watermelon},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/watermelon},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}